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From: annamaria.barbagallo@unina.it Subject: Annuncio: 66th Workshop "Advances in Convex Analysis and Optimization", Erice, July 5-12, 2016 Date: 25 novembre 2015 14:47:32 CE

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS «GUIDO STAMPACCHIA» 66th International Workshop: ADVANCES IN CONVEX ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION ERICE – SICILY: 5 – 12 JULY 2016

The 66th International Workshop: ADVANCES IN CONVEX ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION will take place in July 5 – 12, 2016 at “Ettore Majorana” Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture located in Erice, Sicily, Italy. The aim of the Workshop is to review and discuss recent developments of the theory of Convex Analysis and Optimization and to provide a forum for fruitful interactions in closely related fields of research and their applications. Optimization is a rich and thriving mathematical discipline. Properties of minimizers and maximizers of functions rely in an essential way on richness of techniques from mathematical analysis, including tools from calculus and its generalizations, topology, and geometry. The theory underlying current computational optimization techniques grows evermore: sophisticated duality-based algorithms, interior point methods, and control-theoretic applications are typical examples. The powerful and elegant language of convex analysis unifies much of this theory. Many important analytic problems have illuminating optimization formulations and hence can be approached through main variational tools: subgradients and optimality conditions, the many forms of duality, metric regularity and so forth. More generally, the idea of convexity is central to the transition from classical analysis to various branches of modern analysis: from linear to nonlinear analysis, from smooth to nonsmooth, from the study of functions to multifunctions and has important applications in optimal control, mathematical economics, and other areas of infinite-dimensional optimization. Particular emphasis will be placed on novel ideas and promising research developments.

Specific topics of interest are (but not limited to):

• Nonlinear Optimization
• Stochastic Optimization
• Variational Inequalities
• Differential Inclusions
• Differential Variational Inequalities
• Optimization for Imaging
• Optimization for Finance
• Optimal Transportation Theory
• Optimization for Machine Learning
• Convex, Nonsmooth and Energy Optimization
• Optimization and Dynamical Systems
• Equilibrium Problems

Confirmed plenary speakers: • S. ADLY, Université de Limoges, FR • H. ATTOUCH, Université Montpellier, FR • R.I. BOT, University of Vienna, AT • G. BUTTAZZO, University of Pisa, IT • P. CANNARSA, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, IT • P.L. COMBETTES, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), FR • A. DANIILIDIS, Universidad de Chile, CL • M.B. DONATO, University of Messina, IT • N. FUSCO, University of Naples “Federico II”, IT • S. GAUBERT, INRIA Saclay and CMAP École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FR • M. HINTERMÜLLER, Humboldt-Universität, DE • W. KRYSZEWSKI, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, PL • M. LASSONDE, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, FR • A.S. LEWIS, Cornell University, USA • T. LORENZ, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, DE • L. MALLOZZI, University of Naples “Federico II”, IT • S. MARANO, University of Catania, IT • B. MORDUKHOVICH, Wayne State University, USA • T. PENNANEN, King’s College London, UK • A. PORRETTA, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, IT • J. PUERTO, Universidad de Sevilla, ES • M. QUINCAMPOIX, Université de Brest, FR • M.A. RAGUSA, University of Catania, IT • L. ROSASCO, University of Genoa, IT, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA • C. SBORDONE, University of Naples “Federico II”, IT • M. THÉRA, Université de Limoges, FR • L. THIBAULT, Université Montpellier, FR • C. ZALINESCU, University “Al. I. Cuza” Iasi, RO

APPLICATIONS Persons wishing to attend the Workshop or give a short communication should apply by sending an e-mail to the Co-Director of the Workshop: Professor Annamaria BARBAGALLO Department of Mathematics and Applications “R. Caccioppoli”, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Cinthia – 80126 Naples, IT e-mail: annamaria.barbagallo@unina.it They should specify: date and place of birth, together with current nationality; affiliation; address; e-mail address. Additional information about the Workshop can be found at the following address: http://www.dma.unina.it/CAO2016 Closing Date for Applications: 31 May 2016

DIRECTORS OF THE WORKSHOP Annamaria BARBAGALLO, University of Naples “Federico II”, IT Hélène FRANKOWSKA, CNRS and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), FR Gioconda MOSCARIELLO, University of Naples “Federico II”, IT